Job Seeking in Oconee

Applications Now Being Accepted for President of Oconee Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber President Search Committee has set a March 6, 2013, application deadline.

Employer: Oconee County Chamber of Commerce Description: The Chamber is currently seeking applications for the position of president. A full listing of the job description, including functions, duties and required knowledge, skills and abilities, can be found on the chamber website www.oconeechamber.org How to apply: Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume with a list of references, a synopsis of accomplishments as it relates to this position and salary requirements. All candidates will be subject to a complete background check. Upon employment, the president will be required to live in Oconee County, Georgia.  Please submit all application documents and supporting materials for this position by U.S. Mail no later than …

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Tom Odom Selected to Lead Oconee Chamber as Interim President

Odom, the Oconee County Board of Education Chairman-elect, replaces J.R. Whitfield, who recently tendered his resignation Tuesday.

Less than 24 hours after the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce announced J.R. Whitfield was stepping down as president to pursue a business venture, word came that the Board of Directors named veteran educator Tom Odom as a successor. A news release Wednesday stated that Odom assumes the position on an interim basis and will begin immediately for a seamless transition. “It was important to the Board that the Chamber continues its positive momentum," Chairman Mack Guest stated in the release. "Tom is the right person for the job.” Odom served as the Chamber chairman in 2001 and has served on various committees.  He is the Oconee County Board of Education Chairman-elect. “I want to thank the board for having confidence in me to step in at …

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patsy grimes

4:12 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Congratulations, Tom. You'll do a great job!   more ›

UGA's Michael Adams: Yes, I'm Leaving

The University of Georgia president says he's stepping down next year.

For a few seconds, it looked as though Michael Adams wasn't going to make it through a speech about his leaving the President's Office at the University of Georgia. He had said that when he accepted the job in June 1997, with him were his parents, both of whom have since died, and his wife Mary. His face collapsed a little, but he recovered. Many of those in the audience may not recover. The university community remains in shock over Adams' sudden announcement that he will step down from his job at the end of June 2013. Only a few of the inner staff and upper level administrators learned late Wednesday that he would be leaving. After his brief, formal speech, in which he thanked those who have helped launch the University into the ranks of…

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Rebecca McCarthy

4:45 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012

Milton, you can thank the Hope scholarship for bringing bright (translate: educated parents who value education themselves) students to campus, especially when the cap of $100,000 on a family's income was lifted. And before they tightened up the academic requirements. That was starting when he arrived. What he has done is to systematically get the things he thought the university needed to …   more ›

Deadline to Register to Vote in Georgia Primary is Today

Early voting begins on Feb. 13.

Feb. 6 is the deadline to register to vote in the Georgia Presidential Primary. The Primary is March 6, 2012. You can also register to vote online through the Georgia Secretary of State office.  To register to vote you must: In the Republican race, the following names will appear on the ballot:* * Candidates' names appear on the ballot regardless of having dropped out of the race, unless candidates formally request that their names be removed. Herman Cain, for example, is not listed on the ballot. Notification was sent to remove his name, officials said. The following comes from an announcement from the Oconee County Board of Elections and Registration: Early voting will begin on Feb 13. Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to …

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